Mop holder



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' W. HERTZBERG MOP HOLDER 4 Filed Aug. 13, 1925 Patented Oct. l5, 1928.'

WILLIAM nnn'rznnnacr BRooKLYN,-,NEW Yom;

.Mor HQLDER.

Appucation'fi1eanugusr1a1925- serial ANo. 50,051.,A

This invention rela-testo improvements in brushing and scrubbingimplements, partic-` ularlyY mop heads or holders, and -it istheprincipal object of this invention to provide a `a mop head with noveland improved means for holding the wire frame of the mop head to itshandle sleeve with its meeting ends in intimate contact.

Another object of the'invention is the prolo vision of a mop lhead ofsimple and inexpen#v sive construction, yet durable andv efficient inoperation.

A further obj ect of the invention is the pro vision of a mop headproviding a swivel bearing to which the mop handle is secured.V

A still further object of the invention is the provision of novel andimproved means for uniting the handle with its holder sleeve. rllheseand other objects and advantages of the invention will become more fullyknown as the description thereof proceeds and will then bespecilicallydefined inthe appended claims. In the accompanying drawing,vforming a material part of this disclosure: Fig. 1 is a plan view ofthemop and holder constructed according to the 'present invention.

F ig. 2 is a sectional detail front elevation of the mop head holder,illustrating the method of holding the wire frame in the holder.

Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation thereof. The illustrations in thedrawingvrshow a mop head consisting of a wire frame or core 10a whichhold the mop 'material 2O and are twisted together in the manner shown,the

lower end ofthe mop yholder 13, the mop holder which joins the wireframe 10 to the mop stick 17l consists of two parts, the stem 13 and thecap 18. The sleeve is made from a single'piece of metal pipe or tubingpreferably seamless steel tubing which is formed by special dies intothe shape shown. The upper end of tube 13 is provided thereby with thescrew thread 16 for holding the mop-stick 17. rlhe lower or front partof the holder is formed by compressing the tube so that oppositeportions of its walls form a pair of flat plates joined together alongopposite sides. At its lowest end this plate is bent into semimade of aplurality of wire strands 10 and cylindrical shae to form" one half ofthe bearing 12'for t ie wirey frame lQwhichholds and A'covers' theWelded joint finf'thisframe.

The secondpartof the mop holdercons'ists ofthe cap 18 bent from a Hatstrip of metal having preferably double the thickness of Y the wall` oftube 13 to form a complemental part for lthat portion of the mop vholderlying downward of line y14. This capis also bent into semicylindri'calshapeat 19 to form the second half of t-he tubular bearing 12. The cap18 is preferablyriveted to the mop hold-v er body 13 by an eyeletrivet15---15a but may be fastened thereto in any other manner `forinstance by welding along the edges, or by bolt and nut. Y`

A-very rigid mop holder is produced by terial of the stem is of doublethickness, this feature cannot be obtained by mop heads .made of sheetmetal.

vIt isralso of special advantage that the tubular part of my inop holdercompletely encloses the lower end of the mop stick, forming a cap andthereby protects it from mois ture and consequent rotting. l f

Furthermore it is easy to replace a Wornout mop-by removing the eyelet15 and .replace the same. k

While I have shown-and described the preferred form of my device as anexample of the many ways of practically constructing my improved mophead, it is toybe understood that such changes may be made in itsgeneral arrangement, and in the construction of the minor detailsthereof as come within the scope of the invention defined in the'claims,without departure fromthe spirit of the invention and the'principleinvolved.

Having thus described'myV invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. A mop holder consisting of a shor length of normally open-endedseamless metal tubing flattened out for part of its length tovprovide acylindrical socket to receive a mop'handle and having one of its sides`flattened against the adjacent side toprovide'- -a flat plate closingthe end of the socket and having double the thickness of the socket thisinvention as at all cross sections the mawall, said socket having screwthreads for engaging the mop handle, and acompanion plate fastened tosaid Hat plate, both vof said plates having transverse grooves injuxtaposltion #@eah Qthlgmrlng 'Cylndrwlbew ing for holding aniop framerotatably supported therein. v

2; A mop holder .consisting :of a short length of normally open-endedseamless tubing attened out for a portion of its-length to provide aflat plate of Adouble the thickness of the tubing, the remaining portionof the tubing beingoylindiieal to receivethe end of thriophandleandhaving'scfeiw threads for enffag ng' the moi handle, thesaid flat plate end the'oylindrieal portion 'and beingpositioned.substantiallyy in longitudinal doubleithethiokness ofthe Wallof the tubing fastened to said flat plate, both plates having "groovestherein in juxtaposition to each otherV for holding a inop framerotatably mounted therein.

Sioned at Bi'ooklyn,in the county of Kings and lt'ate of New York,August l10th, A. D. 1,925.- f l f WILLIAM HERTZBERG.

